Monarch K-8 Mathematics
Grades 6, 7, 8

Teachers

6th Grade	7th Grade	8th Grade
Susan Julien	Christine Ferguson	Bill Lembke

Math 1 (6th grade) - Regular and Honors - Course Content:

Number Sense (factors and multiples, rational numbers, fractions, decimals, percents, ratio and proportion)
Mental Math and Estimation
Geometry and Measurement (perimeter, area, volume, constructions, metric and English units)
Data, Statistics and Probability
Problem Solving
Algebra (variables and integers)

Math 2 (7th grade) - Regular and Honors - Course Content:

Basic Operations	Number Theory
Patterns	Probability
Formulas	Algebraic Equations
Measurement	Geometry
Ratio and Proportion	Integers and Real Numbers
Problem Solving	Coordinate Graphing

 

 

 

 

 

Math 3 (8th grade) - Regular and Honors - Course Content:

Integers	Variables
Linear Equations	Formulas
Inequalities	Polynomials
Factoring	Quadratic Equations
Exponents and Powers	Radicals
Basics of Geometry	Pythagorean Theorem
Circles	Ratio and Proportion
Coordinate Geometry	Problem Solving

 

 

 

 

 

Algebra 1 Honors - Course Content:

Variables	Linear Equations
Rate Applications	Matrix Algebra
Polynomials	Factoring
Quadratic Equations	Inequalities
Projectile Motion	Coordinate Geometry
Rational Expressions	Irrational Expressions
Functions	Preview of Geometry
Problem Solving

 

 

 

Geometry Honors (Taken at Monarch High School) - Course Content:

Study of the postulational system and development of formal proof through topics such as:
Congruence Parallelism
Perpendicularity Properties of Polygons
Circles and Spheres Lines and Planes
The goals throughout the math curriculum are for students to value mathematics, to become confident in their abilities, to become problem solvers, and to reason and apply mathematics to real life situations.


Math Placement

Teacher recommendation and screening at the beginning of each school year help to ensure students are placed in the correct math level.

The main differences between regular and honors math classes are:

REGULAR CLASSES

Textbook = Connected Math Program Series
o Builds around real world problems and situations
o Uses a series of small soft-covered texts, one book per topic
o Does not follow step-by-step procedures in the texts
o Teaches math behind the problems during class period by working on investigation
problems, often in groups
o Encourages discussion and thinking, use of manipulatives and calculators
o Validates variety of approaches
o Emphasizes class note taking

HONORS CLASSES

Textbook = Glencoe Series
o Uses a more traditional textbook approach
o Uses a heavy hard-covered text, one for entire year
o Introduces each new idea by giving an example and solving it, step by step
o Encourages learning by memorizing and patterning
o Moves at a fast pace
o Requires strong organizational skills
o Uses group discussions and manipulative approach for some topics